Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
Davis, an Intruder. >.
Communicated

CRlt1 ain IS reDuEGd as "Au Intrudt +. ;"
he is ours and we are his by the hottest
ties that ever bound people hesrt 10
heart. In the "times that tried mems
souls" ais soul was in the crucible with
ours. His wisdom, his devotion to
"Our cause" proved him worthy Of our
trust. Ard in the dark hours CT defeat in
the gloomy years Of Reconstruction, ="
l.fGOm whence was Cur comfort? From
EsiThepce our example of patient cndur-
snCe? From him, whom ye now distrust,
From Davis and Lee, peerless leaders OF
g glorious people! names upon which
the breath Of reproach must melt,
rs the dew. Lee sleeps with the econ
quered banner" "furled and folded, lei
II rest" but Davis lives, and his life,
great and pure, is ours until the last
feeble pulse OF that faithful heart shall
| Cease. Ours to love, 10 reverence; ours
to counsel, to help us in the path of duty
and Of peace; ours to "lOok over the
gay" and tel Us "there's danger alead; i"
ours 20 point the safest path for the Chill
dren Of his sOTrOwiul, sacred love. C4n
we doubt bin? Can his wisdom ce wisely
| questioned? Have not years Of reflection
| aided 10 the miDd slreadY sublime in its
wonderful depth? Where, besides in the
master brain, the truthful heart of Jtffer-
son Davis, may we fad such political
wisdom, coupled With en- incorFuptlble
love for southern interest? The graves
OF our martyred heroes echo, Where:
"Ihe cause he represents went cut
twenty-five Years sgo, and Ae went out
with it," So sag those who dare re5uka
his love-those WHO "stand unabaaned
where angels fear to trasd'-upon the
grave OF a nations buried hopes, where
the aged father, bowed in deep concerD,
| seEGs counsel to his sons.
Texans, hes ne gone cut OF your hearts?
| HIS the old man no place among Us?
Some CT you are survivors OF those
sC4tMng yests OF war, when he, in the
prime Of his great nabhocd, stood st the
helm of our fated ship and strove to
breast the waves and reach e port of
safety and CT peace. Our snip went down,
cur Cause lies buried deep il the see Of
the past; we seeks not to recover its
lost treasure; Iet5 it lie amid the IN
touched pearls OF oceans depth; but
our Captain survives, Shall We turn from
him es he is drifting SO nearly the
boundless see ofseterniia? His life boat
has passed from the turbulent highways Of
political wavesi into the quiet home stream
meaudeIing softly AMI slowly between It's
shaded banks. He wills not to leave it;
retirement well suits the weary great man
but IS we are driving end cushing past
his tranquil gaze, dissenting aud discuss
ing the problems of our "weaL or VICE.
las we pause upon the Rubicon, may che
not speak with effect?" AS we halt be-
tween "Scylla and ChBrybdis," may not
the sold pilot" suggest the 'fnarcoW
Cu1D n ha
verge CT seethirg, surging gulf, may he
not point to its oily, shimmering surface
and foretell the dark and turbid under
current that may, when the "tide comes
in" heaya its destructive mass upon us3
Aye, Texans, he speaks, he points; you
are "not dead nor deaf nor dumb" TIE
coming event" is casting its shadow
upon t1e threshold OF your state-the
Skeleton moves in the Closet
be not deceived. Arise in
your might, IS ''freemen who
are and who mean to be free" Divest
this question of prohibition of it's cant,
of its puny whims, of its seemingly mar
row conception of the great principles in
yolved, ard realize that whisky is not the
definition of prohibition, MOI
drunkenness and crime the calling OF It's
advocates. Neither does prohibition
mean temperance, honor and prosperity
These ere the "essential oils" to disguise
the bitter draught Of q dark stream
aspiring to be the "Lethe of American in
dependence and self government
Drunkenness ard crime DO not stalk al
large in our midst, and shall we, for G
few least worthy, bring reproach upon 1
whole state Of nO1iemen by scknowledg-
iDg the necessity for a law compelling
sobriety?
Texans, men of honor, "noble son:
of noble sires," DO you neeC
law to compel you Il
feed aud clothe your children? Have
you not the manhood TO sustain thu
mothers, wiyes and daughters who gl9rl
= in your strength?
Mothers OF Texas, you have reared
q men CT whom "Spartan mothers" woult
=. boast. You, who said TO your SON
: (twenty-tw0 years ago., "Come witt
&, your shields or on them'-do you neet
i the aid CT your northern sisters in rear
ing future men? Do you ask them how
TO reclaim your husbands? Have you s
fallen from your thigh estate" as to ca!
Tor Legislative help in fulfilling "Woman'
G holy mission" The worlds great an
good men all Icy their laurels at mother
q feet. Back to the mothers "Lullab
song" Back to the line and precept c
tender years; to the kindly wGrl
iBgs Of youth. Back to th
\ mothers prayer, LEAD them &c
It into temptation, but Gelive
O them from evil" the good man traces III
Y success and prosperity. Will you resig
d such tributes to mothers holy love an
" Influence?
IS Shun the lecture hall where woma
stoops to declaim; leave the polls to me
who are not polluted by political col
tact, and stay, oh southern mother
close to the sacred altar of home. FroI
e there,your gentle influence csn mould tn
n glorious character and shape the bril-
liant destinies of your men-fro m ther
you may reclaim the prodigal son, an
there you may restore the erring nusban
and father to loyalty.
,e Moral reform and advancement mu!
N begin with the spirit OF man plante
there. God giveth the increase
} Temptation may not be remove
RS from LIES checkered chart.
fourished in the Garden of EIDE
where the can Wise Creator placed maj
created in His own image." He did NJ
remove the attractive fruit, nor did e
Il pinion Adams arm that he might n
~ reach it, but left him unfettered and FRI
ut to choose between good and evil, Il
iy choice bringing reward or punishment
q, SOUTHERN MOTHER.